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2016, here we go!

Dear New Year,
 
It's been a crazy couple months. We spent Thanksgiving and Christmas with family and it was so fun and it went by way too fast. Needless to say I was busy. Very busy. I am determined to write more this year. As a family we look over a couple different quotes that we can use as a family theme for the year. So far we have done this for three years. This years theme is:
 
 
I am so happy we choose this theme. We always have many goals every year and this quote by Elder Holland will help to bring us through those goals. One of my many goals is that I finish the projects that I start. I really love to start projects, but finishing them is usually my downfall. I have many projects that are almost done, well those are about to be finished. Yes they are.(sometime this year) 
I hope that the day that I face our Father in Heaven that I can say that I used my talents and used them well. It's not enough  to just have those talents, but using them and working on them is where you can shine, and grow. I hope this year will be busy, productive, fun, enlightening, happy, encouraging, hopeful, and full of love.
 
Sincerely, Erin

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